Forgiveness is the path to freedom. Holding onto hate will only enslave you. I have heard from so many people about their horrid tales of being bullied when they were young. There is no doubt that being bullied is incredibly damaging. This person has been so cruel to...

This blog post might be met with pushback. Readers might feel that this is victim blaming, and while you might be right, the intention is to protect those kids from the constant exclusion and bullying they face on a regular basis. Let’s be clear – I...

Whenever I’m involved in something truly remarkable I get chills. Literally. I tend to feel them moving up and down my body at some pivotal, transformative moment with others. This kind of moment occurred during the final session of a four-week Bullying Buster...

I’ve met with many young girls who are being targeted by their peers through hurtful comments about their appearance. Striking out at a girl regarding her appearance is the easiest way to dis-empower her. Most girls will take the insults in without much of a fight;...

OBJECTIVE This activity enables pupils to explore their own opinions and understand how others feel about bullying. The debate option teaches critical thinking, discussion and debate. Set up two chairs with “Agree” and “Disagree” signs. Read out one statement at a...

RespectEd offered by The Canadian Red Cross has some wonderful tools that you can use to render your school bully free…or at least to proactively work your way toward that goal. Click here to review agreat lesson for teachers to use on building relationships and...

Hello! It’s Jodi, founder of Imperative Education. You know, ever since I can remember I’ve been interested in how people communicate… how relationships are formed. At McGill University, I studied Communications so that I could take this focus from intuition to fact, and from serious interest to passion. I decided to become a teacher, like so many, to make a difference and that initial goal hasn’t paled at all throughout the years